Mudpacks and prozac: experiencing Ayurvedic, biomedical, and religious healing
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Beteilige Person: Halliburton, Murphy (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Walnut Creek, CA Left Coast Press 2009
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Three Therapies of South India; 3. Lives and Problems; 4. Experiencing the World from Body to Atman; 5. Cooling Mudpacks: The Aesthetic Quality of Therapy; 6. Conclusion: Pleasure, Health and Speed; Appendix A: Semi-Structured Interview Questions; References; Index; About the Author
Mud Packs and Prozac is a fascinating comparative analysis of how patients choose and how they experience the therapies of Western biomedical, Ayurvedic, and religious healing systems. Foregrounding questions of embodiment and aesthetics, Murphy Halliburton challenges our understandings of mental illness and of the transformative processes typically evaluated as "cure."
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (231 pages)
ISBN:1598743988
1598743996
1598747290
9781598743999
9781598747294